The Russia sanctions regime is across eight different sets of regulations, and even the Commons Library could not disentangle them for me. In some cases, simply stopping people using their assets does not go far enough. For those found to be working on behalf of Putin and his elite, we should be expropriating their assets. Does this Bill simply allow freezing or does it actually allow us to confiscate assets?
Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
David Davis
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 7 March 2022.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill.
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